PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Manuscript
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
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empty ruled staves on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
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provided, in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
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none
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notation and staves extended into margin
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notation extended into margin
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partial additional staves
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staveline added
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staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
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brown
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light brown
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Type of Notation
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
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signa congruentiae
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signes-de-renvoi
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Language
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
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fully texted with two or more texts
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fully texted with two texts
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partially texted with one or two texts
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partially texted with one text
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provided with one or two incipits
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provided with single incipit
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black
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light brown
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Multiple Texts
no
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yes
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Miniatures Frequency
never
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Borders Frequency
always
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Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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partial borders: two-sided
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Painted Initials Frequency
always
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never
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
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calligraphic with decoration
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calligraphic with grotesque heads
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
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rarely
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occasionally
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rarely
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littera notabilior
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Indentation for initials: single
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Presence absence of text: untexted
Pricking frequency: none visible
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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